> I've been thinking a little about the different grades of "rinkiness" recently, proof positive that I'm becoming properly "rinkified". (I love these words, they sound so cool.) It seems that, as you say, Sam is No. 1 Rinky, then after that you get those who post really frequently (Howard, Brunnen-G) and then the great, wide band of those who post now and again, or in bursts (me, wintermute, etc.). After that you get the newbies who post quite a bit, then those who post once and go away again. I think I've encompassed everyone in those categories, but feel free to correct me if you think you've been overlooked or put in the wrong category.
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> Phil-"The really rinkified ones are the ones having RinkDreams...that's truly scary"-bee

What's all this about "posting"? It sounds like you're entirely ignoring RinkChat participation (which, in fact, I'd count with even higher weight than the Forum), as well as other areas of RinkWorks which could be used without interacting with other readers (such as sending e-mail to the Site Journal, playing the on-site games, etc.) Maybe the system you have suggested should be the criterion for determining who's a "Forumite" or some such classification.